<p><strong>A black child born on the US-Mexico border in the twilight of slavery, William Ellis inhabited a world divided along ambiguous racial lines. Adopting the name Guillermo Eliseo, he passed as Mexican, transcending racial lines to become fabulously wealthy as a Wall Street banker, diplomat, and owner of scores of mines and haciendas in Mexico. This is the story of William Ellis.</strong></p>

A black child born on the US-Mexico border in the twilight of slavery, William Ellis inhabited a world divided along ambiguous racial lines. Adopting the name Guillermo Eliseo, he passed as Mexican, transcending racial lines to become fabulously wealthy as a Wall Street banker, diplomat, and owner of scores of mines and haciendas in Mexico. This is the story of William Ellis.

5. The Curious Career of William Ellis

Often in history, the victor tells the stories. "To the victor go the spoils," they say. But what about those lost histories that are never told? Follow us in our journey to uncover histories that have been omitted, ostracized and overlooked.

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